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      Karisqq
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      So I caught depression and anxiety when I was living aboard, and that impacts my relationship with my closed once, especially my parents. But then they don’t try to understand me or be considerate. Rather; they keep saying that I’m making a stupid choice to stay aboard and saying that living aboard makes me have mental issues. It intensifies when I decided to stay aboard, since they think I’m making a choice which worsen my mental health. I keep being told that I’m all the problem, everything changes bc of me and my mental issues, so I should just listen to them and go back to them. We’re facing each other 24/7 now and everyday they just find a chance to criticise me and remind me that I’m the problem. When I say I seek professional help they think I don’t trust them. I don’t know what I have done to deserve such abusive parents sometimes I do wish they can hehe disappear straightaway. Luckily I got supportive friends and circles so I’m still aware of that it is an abuse, but not only family conflicts. Now I’m also battling should I just leave them once I get financially independent or I should keep minimal contact, since they weren’t that abusive in the past, it’s  just to see tow years, things intensify. all these make my depression and anxiety worse and meanwhile they keep asking me the reason of my mental issues, and they blame me for my mental issues too. It’s just, crazy!

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      swanlake
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      It can be hard to manage mental health with abusers confusing the picture.

      I have minimal contact with my mum and sometimes think that no contact would be better.

      Please do what feels right for you and your health, look after yourself and seek help for your mental health from professionals. I’m grateful for support from my local mental health charity with peer support and art groups.

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